Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEGARS | Legars Legars Legars |
Mr P, Johnstone Mr George Brownlees Mr James Leitch |
027.12 | A farm house and offices situated about a mile S. by E. [South by East] of Hume Castle, The House is old & thatched, offices are in pretty good repair - The name Legars is a Corruption of the Scots word Laigh. & grass - meaning. the low grazings of Hume. The farm at a former period, bore the name of Easter Hume Byres, But Legars is the name now in use, and by which it is generally Known. It is the property of Mr Baird of Stitchill - |
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Sheet 27.=12 Trace 2 & 3. -- Parish of Hume -- Names collected by Robert Young 2nd Corp R.E [Corporal Royal Engineers]
Ordnance Survey - Berwick county, OS Name Books - Berwick county - Volume 24 - Parish of Hume, OS1/5/24
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Hume.
Ordnance Survey - Berwick county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Berwick, which is in the south east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.